Characteristics of COVID-19 in febrile infants 2 months of age and younger
1. In a case series of febrile infants age 60 days or younger admitted to a New York City hospital,...
Non-invasive clinical tool rules out inflammatory bowel disease in children with non-bloody diarrhea
1. In children with chronic, non-bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain, a clinical prediction tool using symptoms, C-reactive protein (CRP), hemoglobin,...
Racial differences in postoperative outcomes among otherwise healthy children
1. Through a retrospective analysis, researchers found that healthy African American children, when compared to healthy white children, had higher...
Steroids and opioids often inappropriately prescribed in the emergency department for pediatric pneumonia and sinusitis
1. In a study of children with pneumonia or sinusitis, opioids and corticosteroids were inappropriately prescribed more frequently in the...
Steroids and opioids often inappropriately prescribed in the emergency department for pediatric pneumonia and sinusitis
1. In a study of children with pneumonia or sinusitis, opioids and corticosteroids were inappropriately prescribed more frequently in the...
Increased survival without major morbidity noted among very low birthweight infants in California
1. In a retrospective cohort study of almost 50 000 very low birth weight infants (VLBW), overall survival without major...
Younger children are more likely to require hospitalization for RSV
1. In this study of children admitted with acute respiratory illness, about one-third were respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-positive and higher...
Clinical report outlines health supervision recommendations for patients with achondroplasia
1. In this report, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) provides updated guidelines on diagnosis, genetic counseling, medical evaluation, and...
Characteristics of childhood picky eaters in low-income families
1. During this longitudinal study, 3 consistent trajectories of picky eating were noted: persistently low, persistently medium, and persistently high....
School-based mental illness curriculum intervention can reduce stigma, increase rates of treatment among youth
1. In a cluster randomized trial, exposure to Eliminating the Stigma of Differences (ESD), a school-based mental illness curriculum intervention,...